Hex Areas
A lot of gamers use hex paper for maps, battle schematics, etc. Hexes are usually defined by how far across they are from one flat side to another. This is great for most purposes. Occasionally, however, you want to know the area of a set of hexagons. The formula, unfortunately, is a bit daunting for the non-mathematically inclined. Here's a simple table showing the area of various hex sizes: Distance across hex Area of hex (rounded) 1 1 2 3 3 8 4 14 5 22 6 31 7 42 8 55 9 70 10 87 15 195 20 346 25 541 30 779 35 1061 40 1386 42 1528 45 1754 50 2165 75 4871 100 8660 125 13532 150 19486 175 26522 200 34641 250 54127 500 216506 1000 866025 The formula, in case you want to insert values that aren't on the table or want exact values, is: (6tan30*Distance^2) / 4 .